Chapter Summaries

Velzard arrived with Veldora and learned that Velgrend was fighting Diablo while Honjo Masayuki resembled Rudra. After considering killing Masayuki, she stopped when Guy warned her of the consequences, and Mo Li raised a dark-golden barrier around the arena.

• Velzard arrived at the arena carrying the unconscious Veldora and asked Guy what was happening.
• Velzard recognized Honjo Masayuki's resemblance to Rudra and considered killing him while Velgrend was occupied.
• Guy stopped Velzard and reminded her that killing Masayuki could drive Velgrend into a destructive frenzy.
• Velzard noticed Mo Li and reconsidered acting against Masayuki.
• Mo Li told everyone that was enough, and a dark-golden barrier rose around the arena.

Mo Li raised a barrier linked to Morax around the arena, revealing that he had prepared to fight Velgrend himself. Diablo left the stage, and an authoritative voice agreed that he could not break the seal inside Rudra.

• A powerful barrier linked to Morax enveloped the arena, and Guy, Velzard, and the other Demon Lords realized it would be nearly impossible to break.
• Rimuru understood Mo Li's plan, while Milim and the spectators anticipated that he would fight at full strength.
• Diablo dodged Velgrend's attack, then said she would need to change opponents and vanished from the stage.
• Velgrend demanded that Diablo return and undo Rudra's seal, but an authoritative voice said Diablo could not break it.

Mo Li revealed that the seal inside Rudra was connected to him, and Velgrend demanded that he remove it. After Velgrend threatened him, Mo Li challenged her to a fight, offering to lift the seal if she won and warning that she would die if she lost.

• Mo Li appeared and confirmed that, by universal rationality, the seal could not be broken by the Original Black.
• Velgrend questioned Mo Li's identity, and he said he was one of the Demon Country Federation's hosts.
• Velgrend realized that Mo Li was connected to the seal inside Rudra, and Mo Li confirmed it.
• Velgrend threatened Mo Li and demanded that he remove Rudra's seal, shocking the assembled Demon Lords and powerful figures.
• Mo Li declared that Velgrend was ignorant and challenged her, transforming his dragon-patterned robe into a white hooded robe.

Mo Li and Velgrend faced off in the arena, each unleashing Calamity-class power as the spectators assessed their strength. Velgrend demanded to know who Mo Li was, but he refused to answer and warned that she and her companion might have to stay if she lost.

• Mo Li offered Velgrend a chance to win her freedom, but warned that she and her companion would die if they lost.
• Velgrend erupted with a crimson aura, and Mo Li answered with an equally powerful dark golden pressure.
• Guy and Velzard noticed Velgrend's increased strength, while Guy believed Mo Li would still be difficult for her to defeat.
• The watching Demon Lords and powerful beings were shocked by both fighters and grew more wary of the True Dragons.
• Velgrend demanded Mo Li reveal his identity, but he refused and repeated the stakes of the contest.

Mo Li fought Velgrend in close combat and matched her overwhelming strength, gradually forcing the True Dragon onto the defensive. After hundreds of blows, Velgrend retreated and recognized the danger Mo Li posed.

• Velgrend challenged Mo Li, and he warned that she and her companion might have to stay if she lost.
• Velgrend charged Mo Li with a full-strength punch, but he met it head-on and neither fighter yielded.
• Velgrend launched a furious close-range assault, while Mo Li handled her attacks with ease.
• Dagruel, Luminas, Leon, Dino, Guy, Velzard, Veldora, and the others watched the battle and reacted to Mo Li's strength.
• After exchanging several hundred blows without gaining an advantage, Velgrend used the recoil from their clash to retreat and regarded Mo Li with wariness.

Mo Li and Velgrend began a second, far more serious fight after he trapped the arena in a barrier and challenged her to unleash her full power. Their battle left the stage in ruins and shocked the watching Demon Lords, while Guy watched with interest to see how strong Mo Li had become.

• Mo Li warned Velgrend that neither she nor Honjo Masayuki would leave the arena unless she defeated him and broke his barrier.
• Velgrend, desperate to protect Honjo Masayuki, drew her Mythical Grade Azure Dragon Saber and unleashed nearly all her strength.
• Mo Li summoned his Mythical Grade Piercing Rainbow Spear and revealed that he had set up the barrier so they could fight without devastating the surrounding world.
• Mo Li and Velgrend clashed in the sky after their attacks destroyed the stage, and their Calamity-like blows sent ripples through the barrier.
• Dino, Rimuru, and Milim watched in shock at Mo Li's strength, while Guy smiled and looked forward to seeing how far Mo Li had progressed.

Mo Li overwhelmed Velgrend in their aerial battle, shattering her dragon-scale blade and shrugging off her True Dragon magic with a golden barrier. He then launched Heavenly Reason Long Drive, trapping Velgrend among stone ridges as Guy recognized the familiar move.

• Guy realized why Mo Li had set up the barrier and watched the fight with amusement while Velzard showed no concern for her sister.
• Mo Li found Velgrend's furious attacks crude and struck her with Piercing Rainbow Spear, shattering her azure dragon-patterned blade and sending her flying.
• Mo Li explained that Piercing Rainbow Spear was far superior to Velgrend's Mythical Grade weapon, provoking her to unleash Flame God's Breath.
• Mo Li blocked Velgrend's True Dragon magic with Solid as a Fortress, emerging unharmed except for dust on his clothes.
• Mo Li used Heavenly Reason Long Drive to surround Velgrend with stone ridges, and Guy recognized the move.

Mo Li overwhelmed Velgrend with his rock attacks and summoned a devastating meteor, forcing her to recognize his strength and fight seriously. As the meteor closed in, Velgrend roared, signaling that she was about to go all out.

• Mo Li's dark golden rock spires struck Velgrend and drove her into the ground, leaving her battered but only lightly wounded.
• Velgrend burned the next wave of rock spires to ash with a powerful blast of energy.
• Mo Li summoned a massive meteor with "All Phenomena of the World," shocking the Demon Lords and making Chi reconsider his chances against Mo Li.
• Velzard and Chi realized Velgrend was preparing to fight at full strength as the meteor neared her.
• Velgrend let out a furious, majestic roar.

Velgrend transformed into her True Dragon form and fought Mo Li with her full strength. In response, Mo Li activated eightfold Deification and entered his divine state, leaving the battle poised to begin in earnest.

• Velgrend revealed her crimson True Dragon form as the Heavenly Star descended toward her.
• Velgrend unleashed Burning Breath against the Heavenly Star, causing an energy shockwave that shook the barrier.
• Veldora, Rimuru, Guy, and the other spectators recognized Velgrend's overwhelming strength, while Milim watched with excitement.
• Mo Li raised Deification to eightfold, multiplying his attributes and magicules.
• Mo Li activated Stone Rock Mysterious Stone Aspect, became War God Morax, and declared that the real battle was beginning.

Mo Li transformed into his Deification state and overwhelmed Velgrend, enduring her attacks while steadily wearing her down. As Velgrend tried to exploit his apparent limits, Mo Li began transforming into a majestic true dragon, leaving the battle poised for a new phase.

• Mo Li activated Deification, astonishing Guy, Velzard, Veldora, and the other Demon Lords with his immense power and magicules.
• Velgrend attacked Mo Li with Burning Breath and eleven Heat Convergence Cannon beams, but he blocked them with his spear and a Rock Element barrier.
• Mo Li pierced Velgrend with the Piercing Rainbow Spear and continued striking her as she relied on her True Dragon body and regeneration to endure the battle.
• Veldora cheered for Mo Li as Velgrend was battered, so Velzard took him away to discipline him.
• Mo Li revealed that he could sustain Deification as long as he wished, then enveloped himself in golden mist and began transforming into a true dragon.
• Velgrend rushed toward the mist but was blasted back by the dragon's roar as Mo Li emerged in a majestic dark-golden dragon form.

Mo Li revealed his dark golden dragon form, stunning the Demon Lords and the True Dragons gathered to watch. He confronted Velgrend in the sky and declared that their battle would end now.

• Mo Li transformed into a majestic dark golden dragon and flew up to face Velgrend.
• Guy, Velzard, Veldora, Luminas, Dagruel, Dino, Leon, Ramiris, and Milim reacted with shock, confusion, or admiration at Mo Li’s form.
• Veldora told Velzard he had known Mo Li since he was small, while Velzard questioned whether Mo Li was connected to the True Dragons.
• Dino insisted that Mo Li could not be a True Dragon, and Rimuru privately recalled that Ari had identified him as a Divine Species.
• Velgrend asked Mo Li who he was, and Mo Li told her that the battle should end now.

Mo Li fought Velgrend in their true dragon forms, and the Demon Lords watched their clash. After hundreds of exchanges, Mo Li battered Velgrend and sent her crashing toward the ground.

• Velgrend charged at Mo Li, who shielded himself before meeting her attack in dragon form.
• Mo Li and Velgrend fought fiercely in the sky as the Demon Lords watched and praised the battle.
• Milim grew despondent after Ramiris compared the clash to Milim's past battle with Guy, so Ramiris and Rimuru comforted her.
• Ruotuo arrived through a dark golden vortex and joined Veldora in watching the dragons fight.
• Mo Li struck Velgrend with his tail, sending her battered body crashing down toward the ground.

Mo Li overwhelmed Velgrend in their battle, defeating her with a powerful Rock Element attack while she fought to protect Rudra's reincarnation. As the onlookers watched, a powerful force began to emerge inside Honjo Masayuki.

• Mo Li battered Velgrend and sent her crashing to the ground, but she refused to concede because Honjo Masayuki was Rudra's reincarnation.
• Velgrend charged Mo Li again and fought recklessly, but his shield blocked all her attacks while he inflicted more injuries on her.
• Velgrend fired a powerful breath attack, and Mo Li countered with a colossal meteorite created through the Authority of Rock.
• Mo Li's meteorite overcame Velgrend's breath and struck her down, leaving her near death and unable to resist.
• Guy and Velzard watched the defeated Velgrend, and Velzard said she did not need to intervene because True Dragons could not truly die.
• Inside the arena, Honjo Masayuki's eyes trembled as a powerful, domineering force slowly emerged within him.

Mo Li prepared to finish Velgrend after defeating her, while Honjo Masayuki awakened as Rudra outside the arena. Rudra opened his eyes just as Mo Li's spear slew Velgrend, leaving the two facing the aftermath of her defeat.

• Mo Li transformed into his Rock God form and prepared to kill the wounded Velgrend with Piercing Rainbow Spear.
• Velzard refused to intervene, saying Velgrend had lost fairly and would not truly die as a True Dragon.
• Honjo Masayuki began radiating a powerful aura that Guy and Velzard recognized as Rudra's.
• Mo Li sensed Honjo Masayuki's awakening but continued gathering power in his spear.
• Mo Li invoked "King of the World" and hurled Piercing Rainbow Spear into Velgrend, slaying her as Rudra opened his eyes.

Mo Li killed Velgrend in front of Rudra, awakening Rudra’s fury and shocking the gathered Demon Lords and True Dragons. Rudra challenged Mo Li to a duel, and Mo Li accepted, leaving the two ready to fight.

• Mo Li struck Velgrend down, shocking Rudra, Guy, Velzard, and the other spectators.
• Rimuru and Milim reacted with disbelief to Velgrend’s apparent death, while Veldora celebrated it.
• Rudra teleported to Velgrend and blamed himself for her suffering, but turned his anger toward Mo Li.
• Rudra challenged Mo Li to fight, offering to accept any consequence if he lost and demanding an apology to Velgrend if Mo Li lost.
• Mo Li accepted Rudra’s challenge and pointed the Piercing Rainbow Spear at him.

Mo Li fought Rudra and overwhelmed him, leaving the Eastern Empire’s founding Emperor badly injured. Rudra knelt bleeding after Mo Li’s kick and admitted that his situation was dire.

• Rudra drew a holy sword and cautiously faced Mo Li, who attacked him with the Piercing Rainbow Spear.
• Mo Li and Rudra fought across the battered battlefield, with their blows shaking the barrier around the arena.
• Rudra struggled against Mo Li’s skill and strength, and the fight turned one-sided as Mo Li drove him back.
• Rudra lost focus, allowing Mo Li to kick him thousands of meters into the barrier.
• Rudra knelt and spat blood, suffering severe internal injuries, while Guy watched the brutal blow.

Mo Li continued overpowering Rudra, who refused to surrender despite his injuries. Velgrend revived and rushed to help Rudra, but Mo Li knocked her down and sealed her, leaving Guy and Velzard stunned.

• Rudra steadied his injured body, picked up his Holy Sword, and charged Mo Li to begin their second round.
• Guy hesitated to intervene while Velzard recognized that Rudra had little chance against Mo Li.
• Velgrend revived in her dragon form, and Rudra took heart when he heard her roar.
• Velgrend flew toward Rudra and Mo Li, but Mo Li struck her down and pinned her beneath six stone pillars.
• Mo Li inscribed runes to complete a sealing formation around Velgrend, leaving Guy and Velzard speechless.

Mo Li sealed Velgrend and defeated Rudra, while Guy and the other Demon Kings learned how dangerous Mo Li's sealing abilities were. Just as Mo Li prepared to deliver Rudra's final punishment, Guy intervened and enraged him.

• Mo Li sealed Velgrend in a formation that Guy believed even a peak-strength Velgrend would struggle to escape.
• Rimuru described how Mo Li had sealed an immortal Awakened Demon King and two Demon Lord Seeds before he awakened, and Azhdaha confirmed the story.
• Guy and Velzard grew wary of Mo Li after hearing about his strength and ability to seal powerful beings.
• Mo Li repeatedly battered Rudra after Velgrend was sealed, then raised his spear as Rudra lay exhausted in the ruins.
• Guy blocked Mo Li's spear and asked him to spare Rudra, making Mo Li furious.

After Guy broke the arena rules and interfered with Mo Li and Rudra’s contract, Mo Li lost his temper and attacked him. Mo Li fully awakened his Deification and prepared to fight Guy and Rudra together as Morax.

• Guy blocked Mo Li’s spear, and Mo Li shattered Guy’s sword before kicking him into Rudra; both crashed into the arena wall.
• Rimuru explained to the Demon Lords that Mo Li was known as the God of Contracts and had been enraged because Guy violated the rules and interfered with his contract and plans.
• Mo Li confronted Guy and declared that he would pay for his actions by fighting alongside Rudra against him.
• Mo Li activated Deification at tenfold power, doubled his attributes, and became the emotionless Martial God Morax.

Mo Li became the Martial God Morax, and his overwhelming power left Rudra and Guy stunned as they prepared to face him together. Guy's attempt to talk Mo Li into stopping ended with him being punched into a crater, and the chapter ended as Rudra charged into battle.

• Mo Li's aura surged, convincing Rudra and Guy that his strength surpassed any opponent they had faced since Star King Dragon Veldanava.
• Rudra asked Guy whether he was confident, and Guy admitted he was not sure they could win.
• Guy flew toward Mo Li and tried to persuade him to stop fighting and have tea instead.
• Mo Li suddenly punched Guy in the abdomen and sent him flying into a crater.
• Guy urged Rudra to join him, and Rudra agreed as both prepared their weapons and skills.
• Rudra charged at Mo Li while Guy stood ready to fight alongside him.